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United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN warns of rising heat risks in Asia and the Pacific
Extreme heat is reshaping the region’s disaster landscape and driving the fastest-growing climate-related hazards, according to the Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2025: Rising Heat, Rising Risk.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Poorest nations will see sharp drop in crop yields, impacting human development: UNDP
A major new dataset released via the Human Climate Horizons (HCH) data platform by the United Nations Development …
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Amid rising heat, sustainable cooling can slash emissions and save trillions of dollars
Amid rising heatwaves and surging cooling demand, adopting sustainable cooling - with a strong focus on passive techniques …
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
World’s first impact bond on weather, climate data opens for contributions
The Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) today opened for contributions to raise US$200 million towards a climate impact …
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9 November 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Cooling Cambodia: Passive cooling and NDC 3.0 pathways to heat resilience
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Slow climate adaptation threatening lives and economies
20 October 2025
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Nearly 80% of the world's poor live in regions exposed to climate hazards: report
22 September 2025
World Economic Forum
Climate health risks put US$1.5 trillion in productivity at stake by 2050
25 August 2025
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
Philippines hosts first regional policy dialogue on loss and damage for Southeast Asia
18 August 2025
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Preparing for the next flood: Protecting women’s health in Bangladesh
30 July 2025
29 July 2025
Health Care Without Harm Southeast Asia
Lao government, international NGOs lead efforts to strengthen climate resilience in health sector
18 July 2025
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
UNDP and Republic of Korea launch global early recovery initiative for crisis-hit communities
6 July 2025
UN Environment Programme
Green Climate Fund, UNEP boost climate adaptation with US$120 million for new projects
20 June 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
What can we see about climate change in macroeconomic data?
5 June 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Amid scorching temperatures, India turns to ideas both old and new to beat the heat
27 April 2025
28 March 2025
Imagine H2O Asia
Announcing Imagine H2O Asia’s 6th cohort of water entrepreneurs
3 March 2025
UN Development Programme (UNDP)
Green Climate Fund approves US$103 million to strengthen early warning systems for vulnerable countries
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